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snickfic at Friday politics/activism update
snickfic at Friday politics/activism updateActivism and stuff
* "Your calls to senators are working. Know how I know? The Senate staffer on my train won't shut up about crazy calls from angry constituents."
* It's Time to Fight, another call-to-action website. That link takes you to their ACA page (full of info!)
* See how your house rep voted on H Res 48, the budget resolution today that was one step in repealing the ACA. (Click on the numbered link at the far left for the vote.)
* The Indivisible Guide now has a website with links for local action groups
* is there any hope? (fail_fandomanon).
News/Analysis
* Obama's Top 50 Accomplishments, Revisited (Washington Monthly)
* The 2018 midterms are nearly two years away. Start paying attention now. (Vox). Nice roundup of opportunity and looming issues with the 2018 midterms.
* Legislation in two states (IA, MO) seeks to end tenure at public colleges and universities (Inside Higher Ed)
* Total Abortion Ban Debuts in Congress (Rewire)
* Arizona lawmaker proposes new bill banning classes or events discussing social justice on college campuses (Shaun King, NY Daily News)k
* How Putin Played the Far Left (The Daily Beast)
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* "Your calls to senators are working. Know how I know? The Senate staffer on my train won't shut up about crazy calls from angry constituents."
* It's Time to Fight, another call-to-action website. That link takes you to their ACA page (full of info!)
* See how your house rep voted on H Res 48, the budget resolution today that was one step in repealing the ACA. (Click on the numbered link at the far left for the vote.)
* The Indivisible Guide now has a website with links for local action groups
* is there any hope? (fail_fandomanon).
News/Analysis
* Obama's Top 50 Accomplishments, Revisited (Washington Monthly)
* The 2018 midterms are nearly two years away. Start paying attention now. (Vox). Nice roundup of opportunity and looming issues with the 2018 midterms.
* Legislation in two states (IA, MO) seeks to end tenure at public colleges and universities (Inside Higher Ed)
* Total Abortion Ban Debuts in Congress (Rewire)
* Arizona lawmaker proposes new bill banning classes or events discussing social justice on college campuses (Shaun King, NY Daily News)k
* How Putin Played the Far Left (The Daily Beast)
Crossposted from Dreamwidth. Comment here or there. (